LUBBOCK – Texas Tech head football coach Kliff Kingsbury announced on Tuesday that he has hired Kevin Johns as offensive coordinator and inside receivers coach.

Johns joins Texas Tech after spending the 2017 season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Western Michigan and the three seasons before that in a similar role at Indiana. He replaces Eric Morris, who was hired as head football coach at Incarnate Word University.

“We’re excited to have Coach Johns join our staff,” Kingsbury said. “He has a tremendous record as one of the top offensive minds in college football, and I know he will be a great resource for our staff and players. We’d like to welcome him, his wife Krista and his three sons to Lubbock.”

In his lone season at Western Michigan, Johns coordinated a balanced offense that ranked 25th nationally in scoring after averaging 33.9 points per game. The Broncos averaged 224.8 rushing yards per game on the ground, which ranked 21st in the country and second in the Mid-American Conference.

“It’s a privilege to join the staff Coach Kingsbury has assembled,” Johns said. “Texas Tech has long been known as one of the top offenses in the country, and it’s an honor to work alongside Coach Kingsbury in continuing that tradition. I’m fortunate for the opportunity and can’t wait to get started.”

Johns made his way to Western Michigan following six seasons at Indiana (2011-16), the final three of which were spent as the primary offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He assisted with the wide receivers during all six seasons as well after arriving as a co-offensive coordinator in 2011.

The Hoosiers rewrote the school record book during his tenure as Indiana regularly ranked among the Big Ten’s top offensive units. Indiana snapped 54 school records over his six seasons, including the single-season marks for points, total yards, passing yards and rushing yards.